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The Dynarig: Efficient, Safe and High-Performance Sailing System for Tomorrow’S Sailing Superyachts THE DYNARIG: EFFICIENT, SAFE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE SAILING SYSTEM FOR TOMORROW’S SAILING SUPERYACHTS innovative solutions in composites to meet a complex array of design challenges UNIQUE CHALLENGES: ENGINEERED Magma Structures is a global leader in composite technology, providing world-class structural engineering expertise and flexible manufacturing resources and processes to deliver high-performance solutions for unique and challenging requirements. PAGE 3 UNIQUE CHALLENGES: ENGINEERED INTRODUCING THE DYNARIG A safe, high-performance sailing system, delivering ease of handling, reliability and efficiency, even when sailing at 18 knots. The DynaRig addresses key challenges from escalated loads and unprecedented scale, making it especially suitable for two and three masted performance cruising yachts from 60m to 110m in length. Photo by Sargentini / Perini UNIQUE CHALLENGES: ENGINEERED Private sailing yachts are increasing in size year by year. Crew numbers should be minimal and the crew must be Today’s sailing superyachts are approaching, and in some able to perform all sailing manoeuvres with ease and The Maltese Falcon, cases surpassing, the size of the major sailing vessels of at short notice. Large loads, flogging sails and moving launched in 2006, has the late 18th and early 19th century; huge vessels that deck lines should be avoided. The pleasure of a sailing carried rigs developed over years that distributed the sail vessel underway, powered up in a seaway, should not be proved that the DynaRig area into reasonable portions enabling them to be sailed tempered by any concerns of safety and ease of handling efficiently by relatively small crews. by the crew or guests on board. is a highly efficient, Today, many of the large yachts recently built or currently The DynaRig meets all of these requirements; its sails can reliable, practical, in build have rigs based on scaling up sailing rigs that be deployed and furled away with considerable ease, the owe their origin to dinghies and small sailing vessels. This loads are significantly reduced and the masts can rotate to easy to use and, above scaling leads to escalated loads, resulting in today’s vessels depower the rig and feather the sails quickly. In addition, all, safe solution for carrying highly loaded lines across decks with huge sails embedded fibre optic sensors can give a comprehensive that harness potentially lethal loads. load status of all aspects of the rig and provide warnings, meeting the challenges historical data and information to optimise the sail sets. Today’s super-sized sailing yachts need to deliver safe of today’s superyacht. sailing systems, be practical and easy to use whilst The DynaRig makes it possible for a large superyacht to guaranteeing performance. leave and arrive at an anchorage under sail and to cross oceans without having to start an engine. PAGE 5 UNIQUE CHALLENGES: ENGINEERED The DynaRig owes its origins to work carried out in the 60s as a THE CREATION OF THE DYNARIG potential fuel saving solution for large commercial vessels. Wilhelm Prölss believed such a system could provide additional The DynaRig is about twice as efficient propulsion for ships in the face of a looming energy crisis. Despite refinement and some wind tunnel tests, no DynaShips as a traditional square rig. were ever built and the idea went into the archives. This initial work however provided a starting point in 2000 for the team to design and engineer the working solution for the sailing yacht Maltese Falcon. The high strength, lightweight and fatigue resistant nature of modern advanced materials (carbon fibre) has been the key enabler. The DynaRig solution can be seen as a modern, evolutionary development of classic, very large sailing vessel rigs. In a limited way, its appearance can be likened to a square-rigger. However, in practice, it is very different. UNIQUE CHALLENGES: ENGINEERED The masts are free-standing and rotating; the yards are curved and are rigidly connected to the mast via trusses. Sails are set individually, using automated systems, in such a way that when deployed there are no gaps between the sails enabling each spar’s sail plan to work as a single sail. The mast and all its sails rotate, enabling optimum trimming to take place at the bridge or remote station by simple push button activity. The sails furl into the mast and the sail is trimmed to the wind by rotating the mast. The low windage spars fitted with curved yards, the effectively single piece sails and the freedom from rotation limits, all combine to give the rig improved aerodynamic efficiency when compared to a traditional square-rigged vessel. PAGE 7 SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS AND PROVEN DESIGN ADVANTAGES PERFORMANCE Extensive wind tunnel testing shows the This not only reduces rotation loads and sheet - Safe, fast speeds are easily achievable for performance comparison of two and three loads, but also makes the vessel easier to ocean sailing masted DynaRig vessels against their ketch steer (with much less weather helm) enabling - Sailing off the wind requires no additional or schooner rigged counterparts. In general, the vessel to bear away, luff, tack and gybe at costly, specialist sails, handling systems or the polar curves show improved straight line any moment specialised crew performance in most downwind reaching and - Ease of manoeuvring; the ability of the Master running angles. - At anchor, the mizzen sail can be used for to carry out any manoeuvres unassisted stabilizing the yacht. These polar curves are however somewhat encourages the use of the sails theoretical. What really counts are practical - Ease of sail set and recovery; the ability to set aspects such as: sails individually or remove sails in one minute - Ease of setting and recovering sails, enabling encourages the use of the vessel as a sailing the crew to set the sails at every opportunity vessel rather than as a power boat - Balanced nature of the individual rigs, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT resulting in overall balanced rigs (ie. half sail A TYPICAL DAY SAIL? to windward and half to leeward). On a DynaRig yacht, the Captain would hoist the sails as soon as guests were on board, would sail off the anchor and be sailing to the next destination within six minutes of guests boarding the vessel. Thus enabling the guests’ instant relaxation, no engine noise and the enjoyment of hassle-free, exhilarating sailing to and from each anchorage. UNIQUE CHALLENGES: ENGINEERED TYPICAL PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN A KETCH RIG AND A TWO MASTED DYNARIG ON A 65M SAILING YACHT On a typical downwind transatlantic crossing, a DynaRig yacht would outperform a ketch rigged yacht without the need for ever setting additional downwind sails. Polars and plan drawings by Dykstra Naval Architects PAGE 9 EASE OF HANDLING - Push button sail handling means sailing can be managed by significantly less crew than conventionally rigged yachts - All the sails can be deployed or furled away in six minutes - The unique sail handling system results in much more precise manoeuvring under sail enabling the sails to be used on more occasions and for much longer periods, including in close quarters of harbours and sailing on and off moorings - Having multiple sails means that they can be progressively furled into the mast in a controlled manner and without the need for highly loaded sheets or captive winches - Rotating rigs mean that the vessel does not need to be head to wind to hoist or reef the sails. The masts can also rotate to depower the rig and feather the sails - The sail load in each sail is low. The DynaRig enables large sailing superyachts to leave anchorages under sail and to cross oceans without having to start the engine. UNIQUE CHALLENGES: ENGINEERED HOISTING SAIL 70M KETCH - 30 MIN 70M DYNARIG - 6 MIN Keep all guests out of the way (UPWIND OR DOWNWIND) Get sea room Set sequence on touch screen Turn head to wind and hold head to wind and sea Set sails Throttle back engine Guests can circulate anywhere on deck Ease leeward main runner and take forwards Ease mainsheet Hoist main (main flogs) Ease leeward mizzen runner and take forwards Ease mizzen sheet Bear away easing sheets SAILING COMPARISON Unfurl headsail(s) Pull in headsail sheets GYBING THE BOAT Guests must not circulate near highly loaded lines. winches, the foredeck or other sail movement areas 70M KETCH - 30 MIN 70M DYNARIG - 2 MIN Keep all guests out of the way Turn rigs through 60 degrees while turning to new course Drop mizzen staysail, remove stay GYBE DROPPING SAIL Pull in mainsheet Guests can circulate anywhere on deck 70M KETCH - 25 MIN 70M DYNARIG - 6 MIN Pull in mizzen sheet Keep all guests out of the way (UPWIND OR DOWNWIND) Pull in leeward main runners Get sea room Set sequence on touch screen Pull in mizzen runners Start and engage engines Furl sails Fly asymmetric and pull in windward sheet Furl headsail(s) Guests can circulate anywhere on deck GYBE Turn head to wind and hold head to wind and sea Ease leeward runners Pull in mainsheet Pull in asymmetric sheet Tighten leeward runners Set mizzen stay Furl mainsail Hoist mizzen staysail Furl mizzen Guests must not circulate near highly loaded lines. Guests must not circulate near highly loaded lines. winches, the foredeck or other sail movement areas winches, the foredeck or other sail movement areas TACKING THE BOAT MOB / EMERGENCY 70M KETCH - 5 MIN 70M DYNARIG - 5 MIN 70M KETCH - 20 MIN 70M DYNARIG - 3 MIN Keep all guests out of the way Turn rigs through 120 degrees while turning to new course Keep all guests out of the way Immediate bear away and gybe Take up leeward runners TACK Drop any downwind sails Luff and stop boat Furl headsail or remove babystay Guests can circulate anywhere on deck Get sea room Deploy rescue boat and crew Pull in main and mizzen Start and engage engines Guests can circulate anywhere on deck TACK Furl headsail(s) Tension new main and mizzen runners Turn head to wind and hold head to wind and sea Ease leeward main and mizzen runners Pull in mainsheet Set headsail and sheet in Tighten leeward runners Trim main and mizzen Deploy rescue boat and crew Guests must not circulate near highly loaded lines.
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